By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A man who eluded law enforcement despite an intensive search near Bremo Bluff on June 26 has been apprehended.
Michael Wayne Morris, 42, was arrested near the Clarion Pointe hotel on Emmet Street in Charlottesville on Wednesday (July 30) and charged with possession and transportation of firearms by a convicted felon, brandishing a firearm, felony eluding, driving on a revoked license, reckless driving, and felony hit-and-run.
He was wanted in Fluvanna on charges stemming from an alleged assault and battery that took place in the 2000 block of Bremo Road on June 26.
Much of Bremo Road was shut down for several hours as deputies from the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police searched for Morris, at one point even deploying a helicopter and an armored tactical unit.
Since June, law enforcement from Louisa, Albemarle, and Charlottesville were on the lookout for Morris. The Charlottesville-based 3A Regional Drug and Gang Task Force finally apprehended him on Wednesday.
Morris is currently being held without bond at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. His initial arraignment date of Aug. 4 has been delayed until Aug. 26.
